It seems like every celebrity who has a band seems to think that for that band to stand out, their name need to be terrible:
Russell Crowe: The Ordinary Fear of God
Keanu Reeves: Dogstar
Ryan Gosling: Dead Man’s Bones
And does this conversation sound familiar?
Me: “Oh I heard this fantastic song the other day.”
Friend/person I’m trying to impress: “Oh yeah? Who sings it?”
Me: “Um, well the band’s name is Archers of Loaf.”
Friend/person I have just failed to impress: “Shut up. Never speak to me about music ever again.”
Anyway, there are tons of great bands (excluding, of course, the bands named above) who if they thought for even a second about their names would’ve immediately changed them. Here are a few.
Japandroids
Really? You combined a country and a human-like robot? I really wish you had a better name, because this song just melts faces.
The Rural Alberta Advantage
You can take the band out of Canada, but apparently you can never take the Canada out of the band.
Free Energy
Sounds like a New Deal-era project.
